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Amend the Eissler amendment to HB 2217 as follows:
(1) On page 7, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 25.001, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
read as follows:
(a) A person who, on the first day of September of any school
year, is at least five years of age and under 21 years of age, or is
at least 21 years of age and under 26 years of age and is admitted by
a school district to complete the requirements for a high school
diploma, [on the first day of September of any school year] is
entitled to the benefits of the available school fund for that year.
Any other person enrolled in a prekindergarten class under Section
29.153 is entitled to the benefits of the available school fund.
(b) The board of trustees of a school district or its
designee shall admit into the public schools of the district free of
tuition a person who is over five and younger than 21 years of age on
the first day of September of the school year in which admission is
sought, and may admit a person who is at least 21 years of age and
under 26 years of age for the purpose of completing the requirements
for a high school diploma, if:
(1) the person and either parent of the person reside
in the school district;
(2) the person does not reside in the school district
but a parent of the person resides in the school district and that
parent is a joint managing conservator or the sole managing
conservator or possessory conservator of the person;
(3) the person and the person's guardian or other
person having lawful control of the person under a court order
reside within the school district;
(4) the person has established a separate residence
under Subsection (d);
(5) the person is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C.
Section 11302, regardless of the residence of the person, of either
parent of the person, or of the person's guardian or other person
having lawful control of the person;
(6) the person is a foreign exchange student placed
with a host family that resides in the school district by a
nationally recognized foreign exchange program, unless the school
district has applied for and been granted a waiver by the
commissioner under Subsection (e);
(7) the person resides at a residential facility
located in the district;
(8) the person resides in the school district and is 18
years of age or older or the person's disabilities of minority have
been removed; or
(9) the person does not reside in the school district
but the grandparent of the person:
(A) resides in the school district; and
(B) provides a substantial amount of
after-school care for the person as determined by the board.
(b-1) A person who is 21 years of age or older and is
admitted by a school district for the purpose stated in Subsection
(b) is not eligible for placement in a disciplinary alternative
education program or a juvenile justice alternative education
program if the person engages in conduct that would require or
authorize such placement for a student under the age of 21. If the
student engages in conduct that would otherwise require such
placement, the district shall revoke admission of the student into
the public schools of the district.
SECTION ____. Section 25.092, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as
follows:
(a-1) A student who is in attendance for at least 75 percent
but less than 90 percent of the days a class is offered may be given
credit for the class if the student completes a plan approved by the
school's principal that provides for the student to meet the
instructional requirements of the class. A student under the
jurisdiction of a court in a criminal or juvenile justice
proceeding may not receive credit under this subsection without the
consent of the judge presiding over the student's case.
(b) The board of trustees of each school district shall
appoint one or more attendance committees to hear petitions for
class credit by students who are in attendance fewer than the number
of days required under Subsection (a) and have not earned class
credit under Subsection (a-1). Classroom teachers shall comprise a
majority of the membership of the committee. A committee may give
class credit to a student because of extenuating circumstances.
Each board of trustees shall establish guidelines to determine what
constitutes extenuating circumstances and shall adopt policies
establishing alternative ways for students to make up work or
regain credit lost because of absences. The alternative ways must
include at least one option that does not require a student to pay a
fee authorized under Section 11.158(a)(15). A certified public
school employee may not be assigned additional instructional duties
as a result of this section outside of the regular workday unless
the employee is compensated for the duties at a reasonable rate of
pay.
(2) On page 26, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following
appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 42.003(a), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A student is entitled to the benefits of the Foundation
School Program if, on September 1 of the school year, the student is
5 years of age or older and under 21 years of age [on September 1 of
the school year] and has not graduated from high school, or is at
least 21 years of age and under 26 years of age and has been admitted
by a school district to complete the requirements for a high school
diploma.
(3) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.